The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MONODY
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More clues leading to the result MONODY
- Byron's end portrayed in melancholy lament
- Sullen, introducing new poem of lament
- Knight in doleful song expressing sorrow
- Liaison’s ending in emotional kind of poem
- Song that’s mournful, gloomy, with any number joining in
- Note part way through brooding solo
- In a gloomy state penning new ode lamenting a death
- Poem from man on love — depressingly lacking content
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The straight part
We know that "Poem" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poem = monody.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MONODY mean?
MONODY noun- An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
- Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
- A monotonous or mournful noise.
- A composition having a single melodic line.